Brewers acquire pitchers Drew Pomeranz and Ray Black from San Francisco

Send Infielder Mauricio Dubon to the Giants

July 31st, 2019

The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired left-handed pitcher Drew Pomeranz and right-handed pitcher Ray Black from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for infielder Mauricio Dubon. The announcement was made by President of Baseball Operations and General Manager David Stearns.

“We are pleased to add a veteran presence in Drew Pomeranz and a high-velocity arm in Ray Black to the organization,” said Stearns.

Pomeranz, 30, is 2-9 with a 5.68 ERA in 21 games / 17 starts this season (77.2ip, 89h, 51r, 49er, 36bb, 92k, 17hr, .285ba). His last four outings have come in relief, all scoreless appearances (5.1ip, 1h, 1bb, 8k).

Pomeranz owns a career record of 46-57 with a 4.09 ERA and 3 saves in 217 games / 139 starts in the majors with Colorado (2011-13), Oakland (2014-15), San Diego (2016), Boston (2016-18) and San Francisco (2019). He was a 17-game winner (17-6) with the Red Sox in 2017, posting a 3.32 ERA in 32 starts.

Black, 29, has spent most of the season at Triple-A Sacramento, where he went 1-0 with a 5.16 ERA and 1 save in 23 games / 1 start (22.2ip, 19h, 13r, 13er, 13bb, 36k, 4hr, .229ba). Selected by San Francisco in the seventh round of the 2011 First-Year Player Draft, Black has made 28 appearances, all in relief, with the Giants (26g in 2018 and 2g in 2019).

Dubon, 25, was acquired by Milwaukee as part of a five-player trade with Boston on December 6, 2016. He batted .297 (120-for-404) with 16 HR and 47 RBI in 98 games at Triple-A San Antonio this season. He appeared in 2 games with the Brewers, making his Major League debut on July 7 at Pittsburgh.